1. Paste door gods and Spring Festival couplets
In the Spring Festival couplets in Chaoshan, you can often see a big "spring couplet" posted on a single door or on a grain mat or a blessing niche. "Character. The word "spring" here has two meanings: one means that spring returns to the earth and everything is renewed; the other means that the harmony of the tide sounds of "spring" and "cun" is used to express the good wishes of having more than enough every year. This is similar to the way northerners like to eat fish at their feasts, which sounds similar to the word "yu".
Second, worship ancestors.
Worshiping ancestors is to commemorate our ancestors, and it is also interesting to say that it is to let our ancestors celebrate the New Year with us, showing the traditional virtues of fashionable people who are careful to pursue their goals and put filial piety first.
Three, have a reunion dinner.
New Year’s Eve is approaching after every household’s house is decorated with a new look. Therefore, the housewives are busy preparing for the most sumptuous and meaningful reunion dinner of the year. Most people eat hot pot. Chaoshan people say that "surrounding the stove" means reunion.
Fourth, send lucky money.
This is the happiest moment for children. In Chaoshan, only those who have not yet worked have New Year's money, and those who have worked have to give New Year's money. Chaoshan people give a lot of New Year's money. People believe that giving more proves that they have earned more in the past year, and they hope to have more income in the new year.
Fifth, New Year greetings and "good luck"
New Year greetings, also known as "Blessings to Righteousness". On the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, after people get up and put on new clothes, the first thing they do is worship at home. It is often the younger generation who first bless their elders, and then the elders give their younger generations their wishes. After breakfast, everyone would like to send New Year greetings to their relatives and friends. A Chaoshan proverb says: "If you are interested in greeting the first and second day of the new year, you have no intention of greeting the third or fourth day of the new year." It means that the earlier the New Year greeting is, the more sincerity it will show. Therefore, some people go to pay New Year greetings to relatives and friends immediately after getting up, and only eat after returning.
No matter how many gifts you bring for New Year greetings, big oranges (Teochew oranges) are indispensable. The homophony of "Daji" is "Daji". It doesn't matter if there are more or less characters, but it cannot be an odd number. When New Year greeters enter the door of relatives and friends, they should say different greetings to different people. If you say "happy new year" and "longevity to the south" to the elderly, the old man will smile toothlessly; if you say "good luck at work" and "progress in the new year" to those who have jobs, the listeners will find it very pleasant; if If you are a business person, the most popular thing is "make a lot of money in the New Year" and "make a fortune"; if you are a child who is studying, what they want most is to send them this kind of wish to make progress in their studies and achieve outstanding results in the New Year. After you sit down, the host will serve you the famous Chaoshan Gongfu tea. Before leaving, the host will leave two oranges from the guests’ gifts and exchange them with his own oranges. It is intended to give each other good luck. Some people who are good at humor often only put two big oranges in their trouser pockets when they go out to pay New Year greetings. Therefore, they still have two big oranges in their trouser pockets after paying New Year greetings. Folks who are good at joking call the New Year greeting custom at the beginning of the year the "Orange-Changing Movement"
6. Taboos
Because the first month is the beginning of the year, Chaoshan people often regard it as the beginning of the year. The new year is a period that indicates good or bad fortune. Therefore, there are many "taboos" in words during the New Year, such as "break", "bad", "no", "death", "light" and "ghost". "," "kill", "sick", "pain", "lose", "poor" and other unlucky words are taboo to be uttered. It is also taboo for babies to cry, because crying is "losing the jackpot" and indicates illness. , bad luck. Therefore, even if the child gets into trouble on this day, do not hit him or scold him to prevent him from crying. In terms of behavior, be extra careful when handling cups, plates, bowls, and dishes to avoid breaking them accidentally. , the people present must immediately say a few auspicious jingles (such as "Open the mouth of Fou (porcelain), great wealth", etc.) to make up for it. The rice vat cannot be empty on this day to avoid the risk of running out of food during the year. Avoid sprinkling water, sweeping the floor, or taking out garbage. This is called "accumulating wealth" because on this day, Chaoshan people often regard water and soil as "wealth" and garbage and feces as "fertile water". Sweeping and dumping garbage will avoid them. The "wealth" is swept away and poured out. At the same time, Chaoshan people hold a well sealing ceremony after filling the large and small water tanks on New Year's Eve, that is, covering the well surface with a large dustpan, and then worshiping the well god. The dustpan cannot be opened during the day, because people often regard water as wealth. Once the dustpan is opened to use water, doesn't it mean that wealth is flowing out? In recent years, due to the use of tap water, people often seal the wells to worship gods here, and unscrew them there. The faucet makes the water flow. Therefore, the custom of not covering wells to draw water is just a formality. The custom of not sweeping the floor is also slowly being eliminated, because during the Spring Festival, people come and go, and the paper scraps and garbage on the ground are very special. Many young people are not very particular about these traditional taboos.
It is believed that creditors are not allowed to come to collect debts on this day. It is unlucky for both borrowers and lenders to collect debts on one day. It is also forbidden to take things out of other people's pockets. It is believed that if someone picks out the pockets on the first day of the first lunar month, it may lead to the risk of being "emptied" throughout the year.
Avoid death; avoid funerals, as this will bring bad luck to the family. At the same time, avoid getting haircuts on this day, because people always like to associate haircuts with funerals on this day. Even killing is forbidden on this day. Killing is believed to lead to disasters such as sword disasters, military disasters, and blood disasters. However, now that people's living standards have improved, they no longer have any scruples about eating in order to feel fresh and eat quickly.
In terms of diet, it is strictly forbidden to take medicine on this day. Otherwise, it is considered that it will lead to illness and constant medication for a year. There are several sayings about not eating meat for breakfast on the first day of the Lunar New Year: one is that if you eat this meal, its function is equal to one year; the other is a metaphor that means you should be diligent and frugal in running your home, and you should not be extravagant and wasteful.
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